Anna Spargo-Ryan lives in Melbourne and writes about brains and love and people and family and food and creativity. Her work has been published by Black Inc., The Guardian, Overland, Kill Your Darlings, Seizure, Daily Life, the ABC and many other places. Anna’s first novel, THE PAPER HOUSE, is out now from Picador. Her second novel, THE GULF, will be published by Picador in mid-2017. She was shortlisted for the 2016 Horne Prize for her essay “The Suicide Gene”, and is a widely acclaimed writer and speaker on mental health.

Anna has worked on digital strategies for and with organisations including FremantleMedia (Neighbours), the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, the AFL and AFL Players’ Association, The New Daily, Bauer Media, Public Transport Victoria and the Richmond Football Club.